Pint of Science special: Synapses (ft. Elyas Arvell)

Welcome to the first of our special episodes brought to you in conjunction with Pint of Science! If you don’t know what Pint of Science is, you can find out more via their website: https://pintofscience.com.au .

Have you ever wondered how the cells in your brain and nervous system talk to each other? Neurons connect and communicate with each other via tiny structures called “synapses”. Elysa Carr - a graduate researcher from the Presynaptic Physiology laboratory at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health - joins us for this special Pint of Science episode. They teach us all about these synapses, their research trying to understand the processes involved in how synapses work, and why on earth we should care. So, crack open a beer (or a soft drink!) and enjoy!

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Episode Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234146/

https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/brain-metrics/are_there_really_as_many/

https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.01703